"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Trust with ( বিশ্বাস করা (জিনিস) ) You may trust me with the work.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.

Idioms:

  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.